Usually ships within 1-5 business days [New, unopened item] Product Description haruka nakamura Mute: PIANO SOLO album Sequel "Still Life II" Gentle and serene melodies that accompany daily life. A "still life" that colors life with mute piano, with a light of affection. A mute piano solo album that spins music that accompanies life with simple and rustic tones. This is the sequel to "Still Life," released in April 2020, which is haruka nakamura's long-awaited solo work after 10 years since "grace" and "Twilight." The songs included in Still Life II, along with the songs from Still Life I, were created through long-term home recording in his room starting from the new year in January 2020. The songs in Still Life II are selected to be deeper, more serene, and have an autumn/winter feel. haruka nakamura's world of mute piano is realized with Still Life II. The "Still Life" series, created as music that supports everyone's small daily lives with a loving gaze towards daily life. When the first Still Life was released in the spring of 2020, the world coincidentally underwent rapid changes. Amidst a chaotic world, this album became a small light in many people's daily lives. The sequel also features deeper melodies of affection that faintly illuminate everyone's lives. In addition to CDs, LP records, which were also very popular for the previous work, are scheduled to be released on December 18, 2020, from the independent label "Toudai." Still Life - haruka nakamura traveled to various places and continued to make music. Beautiful scenery and people he encountered. He continued his activities, valuing the cycle of receiving inspiration in each place, creating new songs, and performing them live. Sketches of melodies born during a long journey. He refined these sketches and began recording them on his home mute piano. Decorating his room with his grandfather's still life paintings and taking polaroid photos of his daily life, he embarked on his first long-term piano recording, creating songs with a gentleness akin to the "silence" that permeates life. His daily progress was published online as "Still Life - Production Diary." (toudai.harukanakamura.com) The process of the album's creation is described in his own words. He also used the sound of his "original mute piano" made with self-made cloth. The sound became intimate, as if he were playing next to you in your room. The first work, "Still Life," was already released in April 2020 on both CD and LP. At this time of global change, it was coincidentally the music the era demanded, and it was highly acclaimed as a work that provides the affection and quiet light that people seek. With the two works, "Still Life" and "Still Life II," it is a series album that can be listened to throughout the year. About the Artist Musician Born in Aomori In addition to his solo work, he has released numerous original albums with various units. He has held concerts at many important cultural properties, including Tokyo Cathedral St. Mary's, Hiroshima Peace Memorial Cathedral, and Nozaki Island Church. In recent years, he has been responsible for the music for special opening videos such as Hiroshi Sugimoto's "Enoura Observatory," the National Art Center, Tokyo's "Cartier, Crystallization of Time," and Tadao Ando's "To the Next Generation." He has live-streamed piano performances from Kiyomizu-dera Temple's Joju-in in Kyoto. He has collaborated with many artists, including Nujabes. He is currently conducting reading sessions with translator Motoyuki Shibata (releasing live albums) and live painting series with painter Machiko Miro. He has produced many collaborative albums with brands such as evam eva. He has also created CM music for CalorieMate, Pocari Sweat, and others.
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